Allen makes suggestions to his boss about how the department's performance can improve.Although his boss always compliments his ideas,he never acts on them.Allen then stops making suggestions.This is an example of
A) punishment.
B) negative reinforcement.
C) positive reinforcement.
D) extinction.
E) the law of effect.

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This is an example of extinction. Allen's behavior (making suggestions) was not reinforced, as his boss never acted on his ideas, so this behavior gradually diminished and stopped altogether.

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